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Surface treatment technologies in the automotive industry

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Course Unit Code636-3021/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LAS40doc. Ing. Stanislav Lasek, Ph.D.
BYS06doc. Ing. Jaroslav Bystrianský, CSc.
Summary
Lectures include surface treatment and coatings applied in the automotive industry. They include the basic physical, mechanical and chemical properties of layers and coatings, explain their concepts, advantages and disadvantages, the quality assessment and the durability of these coatings. In the subject are presented the main pretreatments and technologies of surface treatment: electrolytic (galvanic) deposition, application of coating systems (including cataphoresis) for corrosion protection. Layer technology with increased wear resistance and other degradation processes. Testing methods for determination of surface and coating properties, mainly the surface composition and structure, roughness, the adhesion and thickness of the coatings.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Provide students with comprehensive knowledge of relevant systems and processes where surface material has an important role to play. Students will gain the knowledge of both traditional and advanced technology of surface treatment in automotive industry, including coatings and layers applications. Explain to students how we can modify the surface of the material to improve its properties and optimization applications.
Course Contents
1. Structure of surface, peculiarities of surface and thin films, surfacereactivity, adsorption and chemisorption.
2. Physical properties of the metal surface, the interaction of metals with gases, optical and electrical properties. Phase transformation.
3. Mechanical treatment and properties of the surface, influences the machining and hardening deformation, residual stress, micro-hardness.
4. Microgeometry of surface roughness, characteristics and methods of determination, STM, AFM, fractal analysis.
5. Chemical surface treatment, pickling, polishing. Creation ofconversion layers, coatings formed by oxidation. Chemical heat treatment of surface.
6. Electrochemical processes and surface treatment, types of corrosion, galvanic coating, anodizing.
7. Technology PVD and CVD, modifications, thermal spraying, ion implantation, laser surface treatment, plasma treatment.
8. Coatings damage under mechanical stress and wear, influence of thermal stress, due to corrosion. Tribology.
9. Preliminary treatment (pretreatment) of surfaces. Coating systems,enamels, ceramic coatings, finishing operations.
10. Study methods of surfaces, coatings and layers - composition,adhesion,
thickness and porosity. The indentation method.
11. Composition and distribution and paints. Coating systems with nano-particles. Functional coatings. Temporary protection.
12. Technology of paints application (spraying, cataphoresis, comaxit), advantages and disadvantages.
13. Surface treatment of plastics and composites. Fiber surface treatment (finishing), protection of laminates.
14. Coatings of plastics, application methods. Polymeric coatings.Standards for surface treatment and finishes.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
STREITBERGER, R. J., and K.L. DOSSEL. Automotive Paints and Coatings. Weinheim: Wiley UCH, 2008. ISBN 928-3-527-30971-9.

DEARNLEY, P. Introduction to Surface Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781139031509.

BABOIAN, R. Automotive corrosion and protection. Houston: NACE Inter., 1997, ISBN 9781877914393
MOHYLA, M., Technologie povrchových úprav kovů. Ostrava: ES VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2006, ISBN 80-2481-2177.

SEDLÁČEK, V. Povrchy a povlaky kovů. Praha: ES ČVUT, 1992. ISBN 80-01-00799-5.

KREIBICH, Viktor. Teorie a technologie povrchových úprav. Vyd. 1. Praha, ČVUT Praha, 1999, 89 s. ISBN 80-01-01472-X.

STREITBERGER, R. J., and K.L. DOSSEL. Automotive Paints and Coatings. Weinheim: Wiley UCH, 2008. ISBN 928-3-527-30971-9.
Recommended Reading:
BURAKOWSKI, T. and T. WIERZCHOŇ Surface engineering of metals: principles, equipment, technologies. Florida: CRC Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8493-8225-4.

ASM Handbook - Volume 5: Surface Engineering. 10th edition. Ohio: Materials Park, ASM International, 2016. ISBN 161508272.

MARTIN, P. Introduction to Surface Engineering and Functionally Engineered Materials. New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-63927-6 (online ISBN 0470639276).
KRAUS, V. Povrchy a jejich úpravy. 1. vyd. Plzeň: ZU FS, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-668-1.

FIALA, J. a I. KRAUS. Povrchy a rozhraní. Praha: Česká technika ČVUT Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04248-9.

BURAKOWSKI, T. and T. WIERZCHOŇ Surface engineering of metals: principles, equipment, technologies. Florida: CRC Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8493-8225-4.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 21
        ExaminationExamination65 30